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Saith Seren: Dyfodol i’r Iaith’s Response

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith were very disappointed to hear that Saith Seren is due to close next month. The venture has been arranging and promoting Welsh medium events and gigs in Wrexham since 2012.

Dyfodol i’r Iaith believes that Welsh Language Centres such as this provide an ideal and entertaining means of promoting the use of the language. They also provide an opportunity to learn Welsh and promote confidence in its use in areas, such as Wrexham, where the opportunities to use Welsh as a natural medium can be comparatively scarce.

Heini Gruffudd, Dyfodol’s Chair said:

“It’s a great shame that Saith Seren has to close.

 

Establishing Welsh Language Centres is an important part of making Welsh a living language in areas where there are fewer speakers. The Welsh Government has accepted this principle, and have started to contribute to the establishment of such centres. While this is to be welcomed, what is needed now is a robust plan to establish Welsh Language Centres across Wales.

 

The hundred and more Language Centres in the Basque Country provides us with an example to follow. These are supported by central and local government, and by organisations responsible for teaching the language to adults.”

 

DYFODOL I’R IAITH’S OPPOSITION TO FUNDING CUTS FOR CLWB FFERMWYR IFANC (YOUNG FARMERS CLUB)

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith is extremely disappointed to learn that Clwb Ffermwyr Ifanc is to lose funding worth £360,000 over a period of three years.

Dyfodol recognises and appreciates CFfI’s excellent work in providing Welsh-medium activities for young people in rural Wales.

Dyfodol i’r Iaith’s Chair, Heini Gruffudd said:

“Clybiau Ffermwyr Ifanc’s activities provide a model of how to support and safeguard the Welsh language; it provides priceless opportunities for young people to use the language in a socially informal context. The way forward is to extend and develop this kind of provision, and we strongly oppose this threat to an organisation that has over many years supported and enriched the Welsh language in so many rural communities.”